WBCA Defensive Player of the Year

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WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
Awarded forThe best female Division I defensive basketball player in the United States
Country United States
Presented by WBCA
First awarded2007
Currently held by Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
Website Official website

The WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year is awarded by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association to the best defensive player in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The winner is selected from among the winners of the defensive player of the year award for each individual conference. If any individual conference does not have such an award, the conference can nominate a player to be considered for the countrywide award. The award has been given annually since 2007 and is chosen by a WBCA selection committee. [1]

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Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolSource(s)
2006–07 Lindsey Harding Duke [2]
2007–08 Sylvia Fowles LSU [3]
2008–09 Jennifer Risper Vanderbilt [4]
2009–10 Monica Wright Virginia [5]
2010–11 Brittney Griner Baylor [6]
2011–12 Brittney Griner (2) Baylor [6]
2012–13 Brittney Griner (3) Baylor [6]
2013–14 Stefanie Dolson UConn [7]
2014–15 Elizabeth Williams Duke [8]
2015–16 Moriah Jefferson UConn [9]
2016–17 Gabby Williams UConn [10]
2017–18 Kia Nurse UConn [11]
2018–19 Teaira McCowan Mississippi State [12]
2019–20 DiDi Richards Baylor [13]
2020–21 Natasha Mack Oklahoma State [14]
2021–22 Veronica Burton Northwestern [15]
2022–23 Cameron Brink Stanford [16]
2023–24 Kamilla Cardoso South Carolina [17]

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  2. ↑ "Lindsey Harding Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Sylvia Fowles Bio". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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  5. ↑ "Virginia's Monica Wright named national defensive player of the year". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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  11. ↑ "Connecticut's Kia Nurse Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year 2018" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan Named 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Baylor's DiDi Richards Named 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  15. ↑ "Northwestern's Burton Named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Stanford's Brink Named 2023 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  17. ↑ "South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso Named 2024 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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